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PLOW. No. 365,866. Patented July 5, 1.887.

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HANS H. SATER, OF DUBUQUE, IOWA.

PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 365,866, dated July 5, 18337.

Application filed April 20, 1887. Serial No. 235,503. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HANS H. SATER, of Dubuque, in the county of Dubuque and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPlows; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to plows, and more particularly to a frog-brace for connecting the various parts of a plow together.

The object of the invention is to provide a frog-brace of novel construction which will be adapted to have all of the several parts of the plow secured to it in such manner as to insure strength and durability of the plow and simplicity and economy in construction.

. My invention consists in the features of construction and combinations of parts, hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a steel-beam plow employing my improved frog-brace. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the frog-brace detached. Fig. 3 illustrates the application of my invention to a wooden-beam plow.

A represents the body of the frog-brace,

curved, downwardly from the point a: to its lower end or point, as, to conform to the concave curvature of the mold-board D. From the point 00 the bodyA extends rearward, and is curved downward and then inclined upward to form a seat, d, to receive one of the plowhandles. The body A is provided with suitable bolt-holes, e, to receive the various bolts for securing the parts of the plow.

B represents a curved or concave wing designed to correspond to the convex under surface of the plow mold-board D and share E, which two parts are securely attached thereto by bolts. The outer side of the body A, near its point, is formed with a recess, a, and a flange, b, to constitute a convenient seat for the landside F, which is bolted thereto.

The rear end of the beam G, Fig. 1, is secured to the inner side of the body of the brace within a space, g, between the upper end of the wing B and a lug or flange, h, project ing from the body of the brace. The upper end of the body is provided on one or both sides with edge flanges, 1', against which the handle H may be firmly bolted.

It will be apparent that by the peculiar construction thus described I provide in a single casting a strong device for securing all of the parts of a plow together in such manner as to strengthen the entire structure.

In Fig. 3 I have shown a slightly-modified form of the frog-brace applied to a woodenbeam plow. In this instance the rear extension of the body A is omitted and the standard of the plow is secured to the frog.

What I claim is -1. Afrog-brace'for plows, consisting of a curved body, A, formed with a recess and flange for the attachment of the landside, an inclined and curved wing to receive the share and mold-board, and an upper end portion having flanged edges and curved downwardly and then upwardly to conform to the inclination of the plow'handle to which it is attached, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the landside, share, mold-board, beam, and handle of a plow. of a frog-brace consisting of a curved body, A, formed with a recess, a, flange b, edge flanges, and an upper end portion having bolt-holes, as described, and a curved wing to receive the mold-board and share, substantially as set forth. A

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HANS H. SATER.

Witnesses:

ALEX. SIMPLo'r, FRANK H. WEIHE. 

